The 18th annual 94.7 WMAS Radiothon for Baystate Children’s Hospital raised $263,965.57 to support pediatric patient care during its two-day run, March 5-6, 2019, surpassing last year’s total by more than $18,000.

Families will often say that child life specialists bring laughter during dark days, reprieve from bad news, and hope in the midst of the most daunting challenges. For our youngest patients, they are listening, encouraging, singing, hugging, distracting, high-fiving, and advocating for them on a daily basis.

October 27, 2009, was an exciting day for Jessica and Guy Perry. They welcomed their son Shane into the world and in that moment, his journey toward becoming the 2019 Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Champion began.

Baystate Health’s Acute Care for Elders Unit is a life-changing care environment designed especially for people coping with the challenges of aging. Patients are at the center of an interdisciplinary system of care provided by nurses, therapists, and other professionals – including geriatricians, on-site pharmacists and other specialists.